The value of a depositary receipt corresponds directly to the value of a share. If a share is valued at €10 a depositary receipt is valued at €10. If 10 depositary receipts are given out per share they are each valued at €1. You can give your employees a 15% discount maximum if you wish, because depositary receipts pose some restrictions that you do not see with a share.
Amsterdam-based social enterprise Share Council, a FinTech startup focused on “closing the capital wealth gap by making every SME employee co-owner”, announced on Tuesday that it is proud to have raised over €1M in funding from The Sharing Group (known from MyWheels & Mijndomein) and a network of strategic angel investors. Share Council is build on the premise of “everyone a co-owner”, hence the last 100k of stock is now publicly coming available, see sharecouncil.co/invest
Read moreJust 5 Million EU employees own equity in the company they work for. This creates a staggering divide and it leaves Europe behind in the race for global talent.
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